Following is the press release from the Board of Education.Board President Issues Statement Honoring the Legacy of Blair EwingJune 30, 2009 STATEMENT OF BOARD PRESIDENT SHIRLEY BRANDMAN ON THE PASSING…
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Cary Lamari on Blair Ewing
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By Cary Lamari. I was sorry to hear of the loss of my friend Blair Ewing. The last email I received from Blair was on May 18th, he regretted my…
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Is This Smart Growth? Part Three
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Smart growth holds that development should be directed to areas with abundant transit access. The Planning Department staff proposal for a new growth policy pursues that goal through a variety…
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Ike Leggett’s Statement on Blair Ewing
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Following is the statement from County Executive Ike Leggett on former Montgomery County Council Member and Board of Education Member Blair Ewing.Statement by County Executive Isiah Leggett on the Passing…
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Blair Ewing Passes Away
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Following is the press release from the Montgomery County Council.Former Montgomery County Councilmember, School Board Member Blair G. Ewing Passes Away Council President Andrews: ‘His Impact on Public Education in…
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By Marc Korman. A Congressman I once worked for represented a western district won by Bush 43 twice. On some environmental issues he had what I viewed as a moderate…
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Is This Smart Growth? Part Two
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In 2007, the Planning Department devised a new system for measuring a project’s impact on transportation capacity: Project Area Mobility Review (PAMR). The system relied on a trade-off between road…
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New Board of Education Member Appointed
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Following is the press release from the Montgomery County Board of Education.Michael Durso Appointed to Fill District 5 Board of Education Seat June 26, 2009 Retiring Springbrook High Principal To…
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Is This Smart Growth? Part One
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The new Adequate Public Facility Ordinance (APFO) proposed by the Planning Department staff would provide new incentives for development around transit stations. That’s smart growth by anyone’s definition. But the…
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County Report: June 26
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